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Comment on Links To Love by Becca

Becca — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:43:21 +0000

Thanks so much for linking to my post!

Comment on Lesson Planning: A Sample Form by Alyss

Alyss — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:14:21 +0000

What a wonderful list! I am currently studying to become a public school teacher and all of my work there has led me to suggest another element to your planning… how to assess work towards your goals. Setting goals is so important, but so is understanding when goals have been met. I’m not saying grades or scores, but setting from the start a statement that says what the child will be able to do when goals are met, or how you will know your lessons led towards your goals. The child doesn’t even ever need to know you are taking notes on their progress and learning (though I do think it is useful for older kids to know what learning goals are so they can take responsibility for their learning… in 5th, 6th, 7th grade and beyond), but it is so helpful for you as an educator to know whether what you are doing is useful or not. Here’s a pretty good intro to writing learning targets and objectives. http://fcit.usf.edu/assessment/basic/basicb.html

The great thing about homeschooling is that you can write your goals however makes sense to you and your child, and you can assess learning however you want, too. Your child have to pass a test for you to know they’ve learned something, but you as a teacher should have some way to know that they are learning what you want them to (completed main lesson books, demonstrated ability to solve math problems, ability to recite verses, story retold with main plot points and characters included, etc). It’s not terribly difficult once you are in the habit, and it really allows you to see what is happening in your homeschool.

Comment on A Mother’s Checklist For A Day Of Homeschooling by Emmalina

Emmalina — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:41:54 +0000

Wow, this is just what I needed to read! This is so clear yet so simple, you’ve clarified a missing link for me. Thanks a lot : )

Comment on A Mother’s Checklist For A Day Of Homeschooling by Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:17:23 +0000

I love this post, Carrie! So wonderful to come to this space and read such helpful, wonderful guidance.

Comment on A Mother’s Checklist For A Day Of Homeschooling by Becca

Becca — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:14:06 +0000

Great checklist. Very helpful!

Comment on Lesson Planning: A Sample Form by Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:05:39 +0000

Eva,
Yes, I was envisioning it several ways…maybe one wanted to write down all the artistic work for one block just to make sure it was all in there (ie, I will bring two alliterative poems for Norse myths, we will model Odin and Thor and Loki out of beeswax, these are the drawings we will do, these are the paintings we will do, we will do movement to this verse, etc) or to use the bottom part of the daily stuff as a daily planning kind of form.

I love your list per child, I do that as well for my fourth grader.

Love to you!!
Carrie

Comment on Lesson Planning: A Sample Form by Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:03:32 +0000

Of course Kara…write away however you wish that would be helpful!
Love,
Carrie

Comment on Lesson Planning: A Sample Form by karafleck

karafleck — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:58:11 +0000

Carrie! Wow! This is fantastic – thank you

You’ve got my gears turning now and I’m wondering if I could create a writable pdf file with your suggestions? I think this would be really helpful to me. i love my current planner, but I find I’m adding certain elements to it to make it more “Waldorf” in nature to how I want to teach.

hmmmm, you’ve got me thinking, my friend! Thank you!

Comment on Lesson Planning: A Sample Form by Eva

Eva — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:46:53 +0000

Thanks for sharing! Wouldn’t some of the items on the list be more long-term items, say for a semester or school year? I like to have an overview for my main lesson planning, but I keep circle time and all the other school items separate. I love your physical/emotional/spiritual items. Those get forgotten so easily. I also like to give each child (grades 2 and up) a list with things it needs to accomplish daily. Without these lists, my children get lost or don’t get the things done that need to get done, especially the older ones.

Comment on Lesson Planning: A Sample Form by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:03:18 +0000

I too am happy to receive this! Although I’m some years away from home schooling I have a file folder of info which this will most certainly go into Thanks so much! Keep it coming!!